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Choose from a wide variety of hand-crafted pure wildlife & birding holidays that encompass safaris, nature walks, Interaciton with locals, community service, unique experiences in the company of our skilled naturalists.

Each member lodge has been hand-picked and carefully chosen to be a part of IWTE alliance for its uniqueness, eco-friendly practices, beautiful location, quality standards and involvement in local responsible projects.

Indian sub-continent offers diversity that is unmatched elsewhere and in spite of the number of human inhabitants, it has an admirable conservation history that has allowed much to remain and still be seen.

Meet our highly qualified naturalists who are your hosts during your stay in our member lodges. Many of them have given up corporate careers to pursue their passion and are now fully dedicated to the cause of wildlife.

I.W.T.E. (Indian Wildlife-Travel Experts) is an alliance of India’s finest, boutique and responsible jungle lodges that along with PUREQUEST ADVENTURES- INDIA work together to build and promote Wildlife tourism to India. The group works collectively to market India worldwide through its combined presence in select travel fairs & roadshows.

Based on your interest and cause you feel for, choose from a variety of projects that IWTE supports in different jungles and spend time between your safaris to contribute your bit. Our close proximity to premium forest resorts could be handy for you to understand the wildlife.

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India is more than a country- it is a whirlwind of reflections, of spiritual sublimity, of historical magnificence and a cauldron of experiences. It is a country of countless experiences. It is the seventh largest country in the world and presents a profusion of colours painted on a huge, single piece of canvass highlighting uniqueness and diversity.

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Nepal boasts of a romantic image with its ancient culture and the Himalayas in its backdrop. Nepal has been a confluence of different cultures and has been cauldron of diverse religions predominantly Hinduism and Buddhism. The pristine beauty of landlocked Nepal has since time immemorial, remained fascinating and captivating.

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Nestled in the Himalayas between its two powerful neighbours, India and China, Bhutan is a tiny, remote kingdom. It is a country with strong ancient Buddhist culture and exhibits it to the outer world with extreme pride. The ancient Buddhist culture and fascinating natural scenery make it an automatic choice for tourists.

Suggested Program

Day 1: Arrive Calicut - Silent Valley National Park (80 Km / 3 hours)

Arrive at Calicut airport in Kerala, where 'AN INDIAN ESCAPE 'representative will meet you at the airport and assist you with departure for Silent Valley National Park.

Day 2 Day 5: Silent Valley National Park

Spend 3 full days in the park looking for the endemic 'lion tailed Macaque'. India is well known for her extensive diversity of primates with 19 species distributed all over the country. Of these only five species have been reported from Kerala State. They include two macaques (Bonnet macaque and Lion Tailed Macaque), two langurs (Nilgiri Langur and Hanuman langur) and one prosimian (Slender loris). Among these, the lion- tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) and Nilgiri Langur (Presbytis johni), are highly endangered and endemic to the Western Ghats. The Silent Valley National Park is a unique preserve of natural rainforests. Within an area of 237. 52 Sq.km, it houses a rich mosaic of varied habitats. Out of these springs the amazing variety of life forms some of them endemic to the Western Ghats.

The valley exudes a quite grandeur, a mystery half revealed and half concealed that is part of a story older than mankind, for this rainforest probably dates back to 50 million years. Silently she beckons us to witness the marvellous exuberance of life that expresses itself in an incredible chaos of plants and animals and birds and insects.

The lion-tailed macaque is a diurnal rain forest dweller. It is a good climber and spends a majority of its life in the upper canopy of tropical moist evergreen forests. Unlike other macaques, it avoids humans. In group behaviour, it is much like other macaques: it lives in hierarchical groups of usually ten to twenty animals, which consist of few males and many females. It is a territorial animal, defending its area first with loud cries towards the invading troops. If this proves fruitless, it brawls aggressively.

Apart from the lion tailed macaque there also resides 200 species of birds sighted and identified in the Valley, 14 are endemic to the Western Ghat's.These are Nilgiri Wood Pigeon,Blue winged Parakeet, Grey headed Bulbul etc. The major reptile seen here are King Cobra, Cobra, Viper, Krait, Rat Snake, Tree frog, Bronze frog, Rufescent Burrowing Frog, Indian Chameleon, etc.The river Kunthi and its tributaries harbour many forms of fresh water life.12 species of fish have been identified out of which two are new to science.19 species of frogs including 2 new species have been sighted from the valley .Of the 128 species of butterflies identified in the Valley, nine are exclusive to the Western Ghats.

The park also has a good representation of beetles, bugs, grasshoppers and a list of mammals as well.

After breakfast depart for Calicut railway station, where you will connect a train to Kochi (13h40 / 17h20).

Cochin has one of the finest harbors on the Arabian Sea coast and it has been a port of call for foreign traders for centuries. It is also its main trading center for spices & seafood.

Day 7: Kochi - Thattekad (45 Km / 1 hour)

The Thattekad or Dr.Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, named after the world-renowned ornithologist, the late Dr.Salim Ali (1896-1987), is just over one and a half hours drive from the port city of Cochin. Dr Ali, often called the "Birdman of India," described Thattekad as the "birders paradise" with its teak, mahogany and fruit-bearing trees that are home to nearly 270 species of birds.

Day 8: Thattekad - Kochi (45 Km / 1 hour)

Transfer back to Kochi airport today to connect your onward flight.

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